The role of vapor in the transportation of tin in hydrothermal systems: Experimental and case study of the Dachang deposit, China

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 313-324

  Zhang, Ronghua ^a   Zhang, Xuetong ^a   Hu, Shumin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

critical state; partitioning of tin between liquid and vapor; tin deposit; two phase immiscibility field; vapor transport

Indexed keywords

LIQUIDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; TIN DEPOSITS; VAPORS;

CRITICAL STATE; FLUID INCLUSIONS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INCLUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PARTITIONING; SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; VOLCANIC GAS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 44149113232     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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